A massive prisoner swap in which Ukrainian POWs and civilian hostages held in occupied Donbas were released became one of the major events of 2019 for Ukraine.
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Ukrainians, who were freed by Russia-backed militants during a prisoner exchange, are welcomed by relatives at the Boryspil airport outside Kyiv on Dec. 29, 2019.
